The Apollo 8 astronauts prepare for launch His former crewmate, Frank Borman, who commanded the Apollo 8 mission and also spent two weeks in Earth orbit during the Gemini programme, is slightly ...

Read some insider stories from the Apollo 8 mission to the moon. "After we cleared the launch pad, now we were being propelled by the first stage in these five giant engines, building up thrust ...

We explore the dramatic story of NASA's Apollo Program, beginning with President Kennedy's ambitious deadline for a lunar ...

We explore the dramatic story of NASA's Apollo Program, beginning with President Kennedy's ambitious deadline for a lunar ...

On November 9, 1967, NASA launched the powerful new Saturn V rocket on its maiden voyage. The Saturn V was 363 feet tall.